I don't speak in English

In Malaysia most of us can speak, read and write English. However, we speak English in a way we called 'Manglish.' We can understand each other. Even other Englishmen or Americans can also understand us. I have been to the Philippines close to ten times and each time I spoke to Filipinos they can understand. Most importantly when we speak, the correct messages are conveyed and understood by the other party. That is called communication. Thus in order to speak English fluently, we need to practise speaking often. Speak to your close friends who are better than you so that they can correct you if you mispronounce it. Practice makes perfect.

Please try hard. Although I don't know why you would want to work in a call centre when you have a good job in a medical transcription company. Most of the people who work in call centres that operate in Australia are situated in the Philippines or India and they are all difficult to understand. Most of the people I know hang up when we hear someone we cannot understand on the other end of the phone.

You are not alone my friend, some of us do have that problem too. We can at least make our English speaking be more fluent if we practice it regularly. Or if possible talk to people whose mother tongue is English, and by doing so we will be at ease and eventually we will be accustomed to it.

Hi! I understand as English can be quite complex but if you keep at it, you'll get it. :-) Do you practice speaking English with your friends? Can you get a few English-speaking channels or another method that would allow you to practice on your own? Keep working and you'll get there!

I am from US and English is my first language. I must say your written English is excellent! I'm surprised no one else mentioned it in the other responses. At least I didn't see it if anyone did. I think, in view of your capabilities in writing the language, that it may be a confidence problem. I'm afraid of saying words in other languages because I might say them wrong. It's silly, I know, for me to feel that way. Some one else suggested that you sing English songs. that's a very good idea. I was learning a song in Japanese and found the (Japanese) lyrics on line so I could listen to the song and read the words. I think you just need more confidence. Keep practicing. I'm sure you can do it! And I'm impressed with your writing.

You just need to practice more is all. Im from mexico and english is my second language. practice makes us perfect...

You just need to start speaking. That will give you confidence of the language. Watch movies in english and just keep speaking. Dont worry about mistakes.

if you can speak as well as you write , which actually should be the case since the words come from the same place , then you can be consider fairly proficient in the language already, It is all practice. Albeit we may have a bit more time to mull over what we write but when in a conversation we need on the spot expression with the right choice of words that can be a bit daunting whereas with writing we have the luxury of time think about the choice of words and to return to the draft and change the word or phrase. which we cannot do when we speak but if enough practice is afforded,then we can express ourselves easily written or verbal, coz the words come naturally. You ought give yourself more credit, and even now you feel that your spoken english is not as glib as you would want but spend enough time practicing your writing and your command in articulation of the language will just come without you realising it.

It is good news that you are now perfect in transcription work. Practice make a man prefect. You some decide to do and efforts honestly than nothing is impossible. For non speaking english person english speaking is problem Carry on, Good luck.

I have many problems with English, the worst would be that it is too hard to think in English and not in my mother tongue, I comprehend what people say to me, the problem exist when Im going to speak, I dont feel very comfortable. I know that I have to keep in practising, but sometimes I have bad moments.

I feel a lot more confident writing than speaking. It is because the main language that we speak at home is Filipino. But if I were to speak with someone who doesn't know how to speak our native tongue, I am able to express myself in a way that I could be understood.

are you sure that you don't have speech problem? No offense please. It is just you said that you are good in written and grammar and spelling and yet you can't just speak well. I can't comprehend how did this happen. but anyway, not too late because you can still practice.

same as you as English is not my native language but i can still speak and write English but not good when i speak with it

The only way to improve is to keep trying and to practice regularly. There are so many variations on the English language that with a little effort you should be able to get along fairly quickly. The Americans and Australians have used their own versions of it for centuries. I live in England and it's the only language I've every spoken to any degree, but I hear some people speaking English and I can't understand them, and they are only in another part of the country and are natives as well. Don't give up, it's always good to have more than 1 language, and many foriegners take the extra care and end up speaking better English than us natives. Good luck.

. Mastering a skill needs practice. Speaking the English language is a skill. You need to build your confidence too. Try to read aloud as your read books, magazine or whatever you wish to. Record it then listen again, if you think your pronunciation is bad, practice more. Watch English movies and follow their intonation and pronunciation. It would be very easy for you to learn since in the Philippines you are surrounded or you have an English environment. It's up to you if you wish to master it. You already know the three skills: writing, reading, listening ( comprehension ). The fourth is speaking. Why not give it a try.

There is only one thing that I can think of that you might be able to do in order to increase your fluency in speaking English. That would be to see if there is a course that you could take where all of the teaching and conversation is done in English. You see, I've found it to be the the best way to get better with a different language is to fully immerse yourself in the language. Personally, I find speaking a different language to be a lot easier than learning to read or write the other language because you don't have to think about all of the grammatical errors in writing.

I speak English , and even now some words I still have problems in saying them right. I think it is good to learn all you can speak. I know it is hard but it can be done..I would like to learn at least 2 more. You type very well and better than me...I am from the U.S.A. . never give up and hang in there..you are doing well..

I can understand cuz some of my friends can also write and read english but can't speak very fluent english.I hate grammars and i only love to chat with local friends,which makes me understand their oral english much better.Practice makes perfect.Good for you,friends.

That's my problem too.I love my mother tongue Hindi and am trying to enrich it to the best of my capability.I have studied English in schools and colleges,but acquired the ability to write in this foreign language only after I joined Mylot.But when I watch English news channels,I can't understand what the news reader is saying.They speak so fluently.Similarly I have problem in speaking English fluently.In fact,here in my hometown I don't have a conductive atmosphere.We talk in our mother tongue everywhere.So I can I be fluent in English?I think,you have the same problem too.May be you don't have a conductive atmosphere that is essential for speaking in a language other than your mother tongue.We both need some practice.

Yeah, me too I think I am not that good in English. I can write yes but I am not that good in speaking. I felt as if my tongue was twisted.Maybe , I can but speaking slowly , I guess. I tried also to apply in a call center industry but I failed.